to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
youthful; young; young-looking
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
rare (or peculiar) animal
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
like this; this sort; this way
eagerly; earnestly; zealously; wholeheartedly; diligently; assiduously
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
anything and everything; just about everything
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia